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70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries

Shows diary entries from seventy-one years ago, using today's date in Hong Kong as the starting point. To see pages from earlier dates (they go back to 1 Dec 1941), choose the date below and click the 'Apply' button.

  • 16 Apr 1945, Barbara Anslow's diary

    Submitted by Barbara Anslow on Fri, 2012-05-11 16:00
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    Barbara Anslow's diary
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    Mon, 16 Apr 1945

    Went down to the nullah and did a big clothes wash, but lost my soap in nullah ((across which was barbed wire, so I couldn't get at it)).  Someone's fault for taking out the stones which some one else had put there after they too lost their soap.

    Air raid alarm just as I finished; apparently a false alarm, but another about noon.

    Shigometsu (or some name like that - a Jap Minister) has committed harikari they say.

    The camp expected an attack last night:  now expected tonight.  ((Can't remember any details of expected attack... I imagine this means the Allies were expected to attack the Japs.))

    We opened our last tin of tomatoes tonight.

    Had eyelashes done.

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  • 16 Apr 1945, R. E. Jones Wartime diary

    Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2015-04-03 11:46
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    R. E. Jones Wartime diary
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    Mon, 16 Apr 1945

    Bright, warm.

    Staples for Stores.

    A/r but nothing doing 11.40am – 3pm. 

    Allied troops crossed Elbe 12th. Tokyo bombed heavily Palace & shrine burnt.

    Lorry with veg. 6.15pm.


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